title: Burkitt lymphoma of the ovary: a case report and literature review.
abstract: We report an extremely rare case of primary ovarian Burkitt lymphoma. A 15-year-old girl was referred to our department because of persistent constipation and abdominal distension. Abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 10-cm-diameter solid tumor located on the right side of the uterus. Serum lactate dehydrogenase and carbohydrate antigen-125 levels were elevated at 3250 IU/L and 235.7 U/mL, respectively. Initially, ovarian dysgerminoma was suspected, but poor performance and progressive disease were suggestive of malignant lymphoma. However, bone marrow aspiration and ascitic fluid cytology findings were not indicative of lymphoma. Laparotomy was performed to confirm pathology. On laparotomy, the right ovary was firm and enlarged, but the uterus and left ovary were normal. Diffuse thickness of retroperitoneal space was observed. Right salpingo-oophorectomy was performed, and the tumor was diagnosed as Burkitt lymphoma. Although intensive chemotherapy was administered, the patient died 171 days after the initial operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishigaya
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Momomura
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Mitsutoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwashita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Burkitt lymphoma; laparotomy; ovarian tumor